Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (L) testifies about voting rights during a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee with (L-R) Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz, South Carolina State Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter (D), Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett and Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund Vice President of Litigation Nina Perales at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill December 19, 2012 in Washington, DC. According to the committee, the hearing focused on Americans' access to the voting booth 'and the continuing need for protections against efforts to limit or suppress voting.'

Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (L) testifies about voting rights during a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee with (L-R) Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz, South Carolina State Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter (D), Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett and Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund Vice President of Litigation Nina Perales at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill December 19, 2012 in Washington, DC. According to the committee, the hearing focused on Americans' access to the voting booth 'and the continuing need for protections against efforts to limit or suppress voting.'

Former Florida Governor Charlie Crist testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on voting rights at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill December 19, 2012 in Washington, DC. According to the committee, the hearing focused on Americans' access to the voting booth 'and the continuing need for protections against efforts to limit or suppress voting.'

Former Florida Governor Charlie Crist testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on voting rights at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill December 19, 2012 in Washington, DC. According to the committee, the hearing focused on Americans' access to the voting booth 'and the continuing need for protections against efforts to limit or suppress voting.'

Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) talk before a committee hearing on voting rights at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill December 19, 2012 in Washington, DC. According to the committee, the hearing focused on Americans' access to the voting booth 'and the continuing need for protections against efforts to limit or suppress voting.'

Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) talk before a committee hearing on voting rights at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill December 19, 2012 in Washington, DC. According to the committee, the hearing focused on Americans' access to the voting booth 'and the continuing need for protections against efforts to limit or suppress voting.'

Former Florida Governor Charlie Crist testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on voting rights at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill December 19, 2012 in Washington, DC. According to the committee, the hearing focused on Americans' access to the voting booth 'and the continuing need for protections against efforts to limit or suppress voting.'

Former Florida Governor Charlie Crist testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on voting rights at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill December 19, 2012 in Washington, DC. According to the committee, the hearing focused on Americans' access to the voting booth 'and the continuing need for protections against efforts to limit or suppress voting.'

Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett (C) listens to Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund Vice President of Litigation Nina Perales (L) as they testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee about voter rights at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill December 19, 2012 in Washington, DC. According to the committee, the hearing focused on Americans' access to the voting booth 'and the continuing need for protections against efforts to limit or suppress voting.'

Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett (C) listens to Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund Vice President of Litigation Nina Perales (L) as they testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee about voter rights at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill December 19, 2012 in Washington, DC. According to the committee, the hearing focused on Americans' access to the voting booth 'and the continuing need for protections against efforts to limit or suppress voting.'

Former Florida Governor Charlie Crist testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on voting rights at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill December 19, 2012 in Washington, DC. According to the committee, the hearing focused on Americans' access to the voting booth 'and the continuing need for protections against efforts to limit or suppress voting.'

Former Florida Governor Charlie Crist testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on voting rights at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill December 19, 2012 in Washington, DC. According to the committee, the hearing focused on Americans' access to the voting booth 'and the continuing need for protections against efforts to limit or suppress voting.'

Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee about voter rights at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill December 19, 2012 in Washington, DC. According to the committee, the hearing focused on Americans' access to the voting booth 'and the continuing need for protections against efforts to limit or suppress voting.'

Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee about voter rights at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill December 19, 2012 in Washington, DC. According to the committee, the hearing focused on Americans' access to the voting booth 'and the continuing need for protections against efforts to limit or suppress voting.'

Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz, South Carolina State Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter (D), Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett and Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund Vice President of Litigation Nina Perales are sworn in before testifying befor the Senate Judiciary Committee during a hearing about voter rights at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill December 19, 2012 in Washington, DC. According to the committee, the hearing focused on Americans' access to the voting booth 'and the continuing need for protections against efforts to limit or suppress voting.'

Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz, South Carolina State Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter (D), Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett and Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund Vice President of Litigation Nina Perales are sworn in before testifying befor the Senate Judiciary Committee during a hearing about voter rights at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill December 19, 2012 in Washington, DC. According to the committee, the hearing focused on Americans' access to the voting booth 'and the continuing need for protections against efforts to limit or suppress voting.'

Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee about voter rights at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill December 19, 2012 in Washington, DC. According to the committee, the hearing focused on Americans' access to the voting booth 'and the continuing need for protections against efforts to limit or suppress voting.'

Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee about voter rights at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill December 19, 2012 in Washington, DC. According to the committee, the hearing focused on Americans' access to the voting booth 'and the continuing need for protections against efforts to limit or suppress voting.'

Former Florida Governor Charlie Crist (L) testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on voting rights at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill December 19, 2012 in Washington, DC. According to the committee, the hearing focused on Americans' access to the voting booth 'and the continuing need for protections against efforts to limit or suppress voting.'

Former Florida Governor Charlie Crist (L) testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on voting rights at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill December 19, 2012 in Washington, DC. According to the committee, the hearing focused on Americans' access to the voting booth 'and the continuing need for protections against efforts to limit or suppress voting.'

Former Florida Governor Charlie Crist (L) testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on voting rights at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill December 19, 2012 in Washington, DC. According to the committee, the hearing focused on Americans' access to the voting booth 'and the continuing need for protections against efforts to limit or suppress voting.'

Former Florida Governor Charlie Crist (L) testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on voting rights at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill December 19, 2012 in Washington, DC. According to the committee, the hearing focused on Americans' access to the voting booth 'and the continuing need for protections against efforts to limit or suppress voting.'

Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett (L) listens to Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund Vice President of Litigation Nina Perales as they testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee about voter rights at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill December 19, 2012 in Washington, DC. According to the committee, the hearing focused on Americans' access to the voting booth 'and the continuing need for protections against efforts to limit or suppress voting.'

Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett (L) listens to Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund Vice President of Litigation Nina Perales as they testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee about voter rights at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill December 19, 2012 in Washington, DC. According to the committee, the hearing focused on Americans' access to the voting booth 'and the continuing need for protections against efforts to limit or suppress voting.'

Former Florida Governor Charlie Crist testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on voting rights at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill December 19, 2012 in Washington, DC. According to the committee, the hearing focused on Americans' access to the voting booth 'and the continuing need for protections against efforts to limit or suppress voting.'

Former Florida Governor Charlie Crist testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on voting rights at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill December 19, 2012 in Washington, DC. According to the committee, the hearing focused on Americans' access to the voting booth 'and the continuing need for protections against efforts to limit or suppress voting.'

Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund Vice President of Litigation Nina Perales testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee about voter rights at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill December 19, 2012 in Washington, DC. According to the committee, the hearing focused on Americans' access to the voting booth 'and the continuing need for protections against efforts to limit or suppress voting.'

Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund Vice President of Litigation Nina Perales testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee about voter rights at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill December 19, 2012 in Washington, DC. According to the committee, the hearing focused on Americans' access to the voting booth 'and the continuing need for protections against efforts to limit or suppress voting.'

South Carolina State Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter (L) and Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett (C) listens to Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund Vice President of Litigation Nina Perales as they testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee about voter rights at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill December 19, 2012 in Washington, DC. According to the committee, the hearing focused on Americans' access to the voting booth 'and the continuing need for protections against efforts to limit or suppress voting.'

South Carolina State Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter (L) and Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett (C) listens to Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund Vice President of Litigation Nina Perales as they testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee about voter rights at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill December 19, 2012 in Washington, DC. According to the committee, the hearing focused on Americans' access to the voting booth 'and the continuing need for protections against efforts to limit or suppress voting.'